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|    Reaper G to All    |
|    4/23: Today in G-History    |
|    23 Apr 14 05:41:40    |
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1564: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, whose "Hamlet" was quoted in the U.S. version of   
   "King Kong vs. Godzilla", is born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.    
      
   1616: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE dies. See above.    
      
   1875: LEE TUNG FOO, who played a waiter in "Mighty Joe Young", is born in   
   California.    
      
   1930: ALAN OPPENHEIMER, who played Dr. Contrare in the U.S. release of   
   "Gammera the Invincible", is born in New York City. He is a veteran of sitcoms   
   and cartoons, and was the voice of Mighty Mouse and Skeletor.    
      
   1931: HAJIME TSUBURAYA, the eldest son of Eiji Tsuburaya, is born. He was   
   director and special effects director on "Ultra Q", "Ultraman", "Ultra Seven",   
   "Operation: Mystery", "Return of Ultraman", "The Ultraman", "Ultraman 80", and   
   "Ultraman: Monster Big    
   Battle", as well as producer of "Mirrorman", "Daigoro vs. Goliath", and   
   "Jumborg Ace".He also was an assistant cameraman on "Godzilla, King of the   
   Monsters".    
      
   1938: KATSUO NAKAMURA, who played Hoichi the Earless in "Kwaidan", the   
   fisherman in Yaizu Harbor in "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters   
   All-Out Attack", and the commentator in "Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.", is born in   
   Tokyo. He also played Lise    
   in "Princess from the Moon" and God in the "20th Century Boys" trilogy, and   
   was also in "Pleasures of the Flesh", "Ocean to Cross", "Steamboy", and   
   "Tetsujin 28".    
      
   1956: WAKIKO KANO, who played Maria Nagisa a.k.a. Miss America II on "Battle   
   Fever J" and Mimi on "Space Sheriff Gavan", "Space Sheriff Sharivan", and   
   "Space Sheriff Shaider", is born in Hokkaido.    
      
   1957: KENJI KAWAI, composer on "Mikadroid", "The Red Spectacles", "Stray Dog:   
   Kerberos Panzer Cops", "Ringu", "Ringu 2", "Avalon", "Sakuya: Slayer of   
   Demons", "The Princess Blade", "Dark Water", "Ultraman Nexus", "   
   eincarnation", "Death Note", "Death    
   Note: The Last Name", "Orochi - Blood", "Assault Girls", "Gantz", "Gantz:   
   Perfect Answer", "Unoffical Squadron Akibaranger", "Sadako", "The Complex",   
   and "Sadako 2 3D", is born in Tokyo. He also scored "Ghost in the Shell", "The   
   Ip Man", and "Umechan    
   sensei".   
      
   1958: JERZY GUDEJKO, who played Murphy in "Avalon", is born in Gdansk, Poland.    
      
   1962: CARLTON HOLDER, stuntman on "V.R. Troopers" and writer on "Power Rangers   
   Lost Galaxy", is born in New York City. He was also a stuntman on "Coming to   
   America", "The Nutty Professor", and "Bridge of Dragons".   
      
   1970: SADAO ABE, who played Mitsuru Yamaguchi in "Uzumaki", Kawatoro the kappa   
   in "The Great Yokai War", and Dr. Kaieda in "Yatterman", is born in Chiba,   
   Japan. He was also in "After Life", "Kamikaze Girls", and "Maiko haaaan!!!"   
      
   1971: Episode 4 of "Return of Ultraman", "Certain Death! Comet Kick", debuts   
   on Japanese TV.    
      
   1972: Episode 4 of "Superhuman Barom-1" debuts on Japanese TV.    
    CARLTON HOLDER, writer on "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy", is born in New York   
   City. He also wrote "Bridge of Dragons" and "El Padrino".    
    Episode 20 of "Mirrorman", "Bodyguard from the Deep (Enter, Two Giant   
   Monsters)", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1973: Episode 4 of "Zone Fighter", "Invasion! Garoga's Grand Army: Godzilla   
   Appears", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1974: Episode 3 of "Inazuman Flash", "500 Hydron Bomb! Ground Base Great   
   Battle", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1976: JAMES FLAVIN, who played Second Mate Briggs in the original "King Kong"   
   and Schultz in "Mighty Joe Young", dies of a ruptured aorta in Los Angeles.    
      
   1977: Episode 4 of "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad", "One Joker!! The Perfect Crime's   
   Assassin", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1980: KUON SAYAKA, who was on "Kamen Rider Ryuki", is born in Tokyo.    
      
   1983: Episode 12 of "Science Squadron Dynaman" debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1988: Episode 9 of "Super Animal Squadron Liveman" debuts on Japanese TV.    
    EITARO OZAWA, who played Inspector Miyashita in "The H-Man" and Finance   
   Minister Kanzaki in "Godzilla 1985", dies at 79.    
      
   1989: Episode 25 of "Kamen Rider Black RX", "The Bride of the Scorpion Seat",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1992: "The Space Giants" is released on laserdisc in Japan.    
      
   1993: Episode 9 of "Five Star Squadron Dairanger", "Don't Be Vain", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.    
      
   1998: AKIRA OIZUMI, who played a policeman on "Ultraman Taro", dies in Tokyo.    
      
   2000: Episode 13 of "Kamen Rider Kuuga", "Suspicion", debuts on Japanese TV.    
    Episode 11 of "Future Squadron Timeranger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2003: "Dark Water" is released in Belgium.    
    CHERNEY BERG, story editor on "The King Kong Show", dies at 80 in New York.   
      
   2004: Volume 6 of "Operation: Mystery" is released on DVD in Japan.    
      
   2005: Episode 12 of "Power Rangers S.P.D.", "Shadow: Part 2", debuts on U.S.   
   TV.    
      
   2009: TADAO NAKAMARU, who played a policeman in "Godzilla Raids Again", 1st   
   Lieutenant Yamamoto in "The Mysterians", Detective Seki in "The H-Man", Sudo   
   a.k.a. Goro Nakamoto in "The Secret of the Telegian", the Chancellor in "The   
   Lost World of Sinbad",    
   Kuni-eda of the Intelligence Bureau in "Tidal Wave", Interpol Chief Tagawa in   
   "Terror of Mechagodzilla", Dr. Shibata in "Super-Electron Bioman", and   
   Yamafugi in "8-Man", dies in Hiroshima from a ruptured aorta aneurysm.. He was   
   also in "The Hidden    
   Fortress" and "The Sword of Doom".   
      
   2010: "Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy" is released on DVD and Blu-Ray in   
   Japan.    
    Episode 4 of "Daimajin Kanon", "Excess Drink", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2011: "Gantsu: Pafekuto Ansaa" ("Gantz: Perfect Answer") is released in Japan.   
      
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